Health blogger causes outrage with 'cancer's not bad' Instagram post

The blogger said that rethinking cancer and disease would allow people to 'take back control' of their own health. Photo / Instagram, Olivia Budgen

A self-styled health blogger has caused outrage for claiming that getting cancer is a sign that your body is trying to save you.

Olivia Budgen, from Brisbane, Australia, made an Instagram post to "challenge" people's beliefs about cancer, arguing that it isn't "actually bad at all", reported The Daily Mail.

The health coach argued that getting the disease will help get the body working properly again after it has been flooded with toxins.

The controversial post caused outrage, with over 400 people commenting on it to slam Budgen's view, before she removed it from her account.

One person called it "absolutely disgraceful", with others questioning if she had any medical training at all.

Budgen started her post saying "CANCER AND DISEASE IS YOUR BODY TRYING TO SAVE YOU" before continuing with a wordy explanation of her beliefs.

She said that rethinking cancer and disease would allow people to "take back control" of their own health.

Shockingly, she claimed cancer isn't "actually bad at all" and went on to say that it isn't the monster disease it's "made out" to be.

Budgen said: "We are led to believe that if our body has disease then our immune system isn't working properly, and we don't have the ability to heal ourselves. This is simply not true."

She argued that the body works to remove toxins but because people who eat unhealthily put more toxins in their bodies than it can remove they will get cancer.

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Vegan Cauliflower Rice Sushi 🍣🌿😋 This cauliflower rice sushi is raw, vegan, gluten, dairy free, sugar free and super tasty! You can watch a video of me making this by heading over to my YouTube channel. > INGREDIENTS 4 raw nori sheets 2 cups cauliflower florets 1 carrot 1/2 capsicum 2 spring onions 1/2 avocado Handful cilantro Handful sunflower sprouts optional > Sweet and Spicy Sauce 2 medjool dates soaked for 1/2 an hour 1 tbsp tahini Thumb length piece of ginger minced 1 tsp raw apple cider vinegar 2 tsp tamari 1/2 cup filtered/spring water or more as needed to make creamy Squeeze of lemon > DIRECTIONS Blend up the sauce ingredients, adding more water if necessary to make creamy. Gently pulse the cauliflower florets in the food processor until it resembles rice. Slice the rest of your chosen ingredients and arrange them on two thirds of the nori sheet. Put a little water in a bowl and place it nearby. Start rolling and once you're almost done, wet your finger and dab the end of the wrap fairly generously to seal it. Pop the roll into the fridge to let it settle. Repeat this process until you've used up your ingredients.

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Budgen, who described herself as a health coach and has over 8,000 Instagram followers, said the body creates tumours to protect people from toxins going into the bloodstream.

She advised followers to live "a life of raw fruits and vegetables, clean water, sunshine, exercise, meditation, peace, passion and happiness".

Budgen finished by saying: "I hope this view helps you to understand that health symptoms aren't the body's way of trying to hurt you. They are there to communicate to you that it needs your assistance to create a healthier environment for it to get back on track."

Her followers were shocked by her views and left furious comments on the post, calling her "disgraceful".

One commented: "You're giving false hope to cancer patients and a false sense of control to everyone else. You should be ashamed of yourself but your abject narcissism suggests a total lack of necessary self-awareness."

"What an incredible combination of ignorance, stupidity and ego all rolled into one post! I've reported your account for being incredibly harmful," another posted.

A third wrote: "Preying on fear and selling false hope to desperate people. You are disgusting."

"Congratulations that is the stupidest thing I've read in ages. You should be ashamed to spout this dangerous drivel," a fourth agreed.

MailOnline contacted Olivia Budgen and is awaiting comment.